Embrace launches Dear Santa 2018
Embrace CVOC has launched ‘Dear Santa 2018’ – our seasonal fund-raising campaign to bring joy and happiness to children and young people who have suffered trauma as a result of crime.
Last year our Dear Santa pilot delivered presents to more than 270 children plus supermarket vouchers to help families on income build special memories.
We want 2018 to be bigger and better!
DONATE to Embrace this Christmas and see your donation double in size!
We’re delighted to announce that from 12pm on 27th November, your donations to us will be generously doubled for a limited time only. If you’re thinking of making a donation this Christmas, there’s no better time than #GivingTuesday.
supporting children, young people and families
who are victims of crime
We’re solely focused on supporting children, young people and families who are victims of serious crime.
We help them cope with what has happened, support their recovery and provide services that enable them to put events behind them, move on and fulfil their life’s potential.
WHAT WE DO
Embrace works with law enforcement agencies and safeguarding professionals in a variety of ways. We forge meaningful partnerships with organisations to deliver help.
Our range of emotional, practical, specialist and cheer-up support services make a big difference in brightening young people’s lives after the devastating effects of crime.
Whatever is needed to help a child cope with what has happened, recover and move on is what we aim to deliver.
Please see below for more information on the services we offer.
Support where it is needed
Embrace provides four distinct areas of support for children, young people and family members..
HOW WE’VE GROWN
Over the past two decades, Embrace has evolved from its foundation as a police response to raise funds for child victims of crime to a fully edged children’s charity that helps many thousands of children and families.
Year-on-year results demonstrate a significant increase in our ability to offer a widening range of support services.
The number of beneficiaries we’ve helped has more than doubled in the past three years alone.
We proactively explore new avenues for fundraising as we grow. Embrace also works to both maintain and open pathways for referrals – servicing police officers and partners within Multi- Agency Safeguarding Hubs, Victims’ Hubs and Sexual Abuse Referral Centres.
The availability of our specialist services does vary from region to region as it is dependent on funding and the location of professional support.
We don’t believe any child needing specialist help should have to go on a waiting list.
We always carry out an initial assessment for counselling referrals and, where appropriate, will match those in need of help with specialist young people and family counsellors.
To make a referral, please complete our online referral form by clicking on the button below.
Alternatively you can contact us by telephone or email. We aim to respond in most cases within 48 hours. Urgent referrals will be prioritised.
